Drone 'threat' to planes over Israel

A man has been arrested on suspicion of flying a consumer drone close to planes as they prepared to land in Tel Aviv.
The 21-year-old was held after footage was posted to YouTube and shared on Facebook and Twitter.
Israeli reports say that he has been put under five days of house arrest and the police have confiscated a drone and mobile phone while they carry out further investigations.
Israel's Transport Ministry described a "disturbing and serious incident".
The YouTube posting suggested the drone had been flying as close as 90ft (27m) to the passenger aircraft.
However, the... read more

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